Rural Lifestyle Dealer's new series, "Season-to-Season," digs into the seasonal challenges and opportunities dealerships face in a typical year.

Paula Wilson, the new chair of the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), outlines her priorities for growing the propane industry in this exclusive interview with Rural Lifestyle Dealer. She says that partnering with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) on new applications tops PERC's priorities, along with increasing education and marketing efforts to landscape professionals and lifting the current federal restriction on PERC's consumer marketing.

Congratulations to A&M Green Power Group for being selected as the 2013 Dealership of the Year.

Most news items about lawn mowers seem to involve local police reports about them getting stolen from garages. One that posted this week was a real doozy -- and involved a local dealership. To summarize: An owner brings in a lawn mower for repair. The dealership has a policy of selling equipment if it is not picked up within 30 days after the repair.

Educating customers about safe operation are critical dealer responsibilities, and failing to heed those responsibilities could put dealers in jeopardy, as well as their customers.